Stakeholders roll up their sleeves to conserve and develop Begnas Lake, Baraha Area

Gandaki / Begnas Tal is the third largest lake of Nepal and second largest behind the Phewa Lake among eight lakes in Pokhara, the touristic city. Despite its beauty and allure, it has been less attractive to visiting tourists as compared to the Phewa Lake. It may be due to a lack of publicity and conservation.

But lately, initiatives have been taken to conserve the lake with the involvement of the Lekhnath Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the Begnas Lake Boat Entrepreneurs' Committee (BLBEC) and the Fisheries Entrepreneurs Association, Lekhnath. The LCCI has always accorded high priority to the conservation and maximum utilisation of the lake for touristic purpose, said the LCCI President Chhatradhar Aatreya.